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the Tyreek Hill situation Allen Bailey Jersey , Hill’s lawyer has said plenty.Attorney N. Trey Pettlon has sent a four-page, single-spaced letter to the NFL, which was then obtained by (leaked to) ESPN.com. (Pettlon is the likely leaker. After all, no lawyer has ever written a four-page, single-spaced letter of which the lawyer wasn’t proud.)In the letter to NFL special counsel for investigations Lisa Friel, Pettlon denies on Hill’s behalf any and all allegations of abusing his three-year-old son. Somewhat surprisingly, Pettlon implicates Espinal, accusing her of using a belt on their child and quoting test messages to Hill in which Espinal says, “I hurt [our son]. I’m the one that did it.”Pettlon confirms that Hill’s voice appears on the disturbing audio that surfaced last week; predictably, Pettlon constantly refers to the audio as a “secret recording,” a device aimed at making Espinal look bad for creating it.Secret or not, nothing changes the fact that, while arguing whether the child is terrified of Hill or respects him Eric Fisher Jersey , Hill said to Espinal, “You need to be terrified of me too, bitch.” Pettlon admit that the “comment is inexcusable,” and that Hill “wouldn’t ask me to defend that here.”Two paragraphs later, Pettlon tries to excuse and defend the comment, saying “it seems clear from the audio that Ms. Espinal is not in fact terrified of Tyreek.”Pettlon shouldn’t be faulted for any of this. Anyone accused of wrongdoing is entitled to a defense, and Pettlon is providing that service to Hill, for a fee.But that doesn’t mean the letter should be regarded as entirely accurate and truthful. The challenge for Pettlon is to take an ugly set of facts and spin them as positively as possible. In one specific respect, he tries a little too hard.In the second paragraph of the letter, Pettlon confirms that the child suffered a broken arm, and Pettlon claims that the “investigation was closed with nothing about the injury to suggest it was anything but an accident.” Later in the letter, Pettlon claims that the district attorney “reviewed all the evidence . . . before he declined to prosecute either party in this case.” These contentions ignore the fact that the district attorney public declared that he <i>believes a crime was committed </i>against the child, and that the decision not to prosecute resulted only from an inability to prove conclusively who committed the crime.No matter what Pettlon now says Cameron Erving Jersey , the district attorney would have charged Hill and/or Espinal but for an inability to prove that one or the other committed the crime. The audio potentially changes that analysis, or at least possibly emboldens the district attorney to charge both of them and let the jury sort it all out.There’s a separate problem for Hill. Pettlon wrote to Friel not to exonerate Hill in a court of law but in an effort to minimize Hill’s potential punishment under the Personal Conduct Policy. The final decision will be based in large part on whether the Commissioner finds Hill to be a credible witness, whether Espinal will cooperate with the investigation, and whether she will implicate or exculpate Hill.The fact that Hill’s lawyer seems to blame Espinal for criminal conduct could embolden Espinal to blame the broken arm and other instances of potential abuse on Hill. Under the reduced standard of proof that applies to NFL disciplinary cases, it wouldn’t take much to trigger a ruling that Hill violated one or more provisions of the Personal Conduct Policy. And, as a practical matter, Hill’s admitted history of choking and beating Espinal while she was pregnant with the child will not cause the league office to view the evidence in the light most favorable to Hill. Our in-house injury expert, Aaron Borgmann, checks in to provide some insight ahead of Chiefs camp in a few weeks." FanpostsFanshotsCommunityAboutStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteSeries Dixon’s MailbagStagner ThingsSummer of SpagsLottery Tickets ’19Training Camp NotebookTailgatesLatest News Fanposts Most recentMost activeFanshots Community Community GuidelinesContactAbout StubHub ✕Chiefs injury outlook ahead of training campNew,26commentsOur in-house injury expert, Aaron Borgmann, checks in to provide some insight ahead of Chiefs camp in a few weeks.CDTTE Travis KelceWhat we know is that Kelce has had a surgical procedure on his ankle. That’s about it. No information about what kind of surgery, location Reggie Ragland Jersey , severity or even which side. I would assume that this was some ligament issue or bony concern based upon length of absence as opposed to a simple cleanup procedure. We know that it was significant enough to limit him to no offseason work with the team. However, that shouldn’t really concern people much. Based upon the limited video that we have seen of him out there, he appears to be moving well and with his track record of not only playing through injuries but also coming back from multiple surgeries over the course of his career, fans should have very limited worry that Kelce wont return to form. Expect him to be limited in some part early in camp simply due to the layoff in action, but I anticipate a full go when it comes to the regular season.OL Cam ErvingSimilar to Kelce, we have limited info and have only been given “shoulder surgery.” Also, similar to Kelce, given Erving’s absence from all offseason work and the timing of surgery, I am confident this was not a minor procedure and most likely a labral or rotator cuff issue (or both) that had to be repaired. Often these issues go hand in hand. Given that those timeframes vary from anywhere to four to six months depending on the amount of repair and based upon the fact that that he most likely had the surgery in February, this all seems to make sense. If that is indeed the case (a typical procedure many have done), expect limitations early in camp with a gradual return to full practice and possibly game action toward the end of preseason. I also anticipate this player to be full go for regular season action barring any setbacks. The newly-acquired playersVanderbilt Commodores quarterback Kyle Shurmur (14) is sacked by Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders linebacker Darius Harris (30) during the first half at Vanderbilt Stadium.Jim Brown-USA TODAY SportsDE Tim WardWard had ACL reconstruction in November of 2018. From what we have read and been told so far, it appears that this player may be shelved for a “redshirt” year due to this injury. Not always a negative for an incoming college player, this gives him a year to learn Jarvis Jenkins Jersey , get stronger and be prepped for a better chance at making the team in the future. It is very hard for an injured collegiate player to make an NFL roster after having zero offseason work with new team. Anticipate injured reserve for the full season at this time. LB Darius HarrisFrom what is known, it appears Harris had some sort of undisclosed shoulder injury before he was signed that will sideline him for at least a little while. It has been reported that he could miss part of training camp or longer. Without more knowledge of condition, it’s impossible to speculate. Based on some comments, it seems as if the team thinks he may be able to contribute this year at some point, but he could be in line for a “redshirt” IR year as well, similar to Ward. If the team sees progress with the injury and likes the upside of Ward, he could be a PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) lost candidate. We will need to wait for more info on this one. S Juan ThornhillThis player suffered a calf strain late in OTAs and had to miss all of mandatory minicamp. We have been told that it is precautionary and without evidence to the contrary, there is no reason to think otherwise. Its not atypical for younger players to come into offseason workouts and have muscular issues due to the high volume of work in OTAs and minicamps. This player will likely recover fully from this injury soon and be fully rehabbed in time for training camp. While calves can be tricky injuries to get over, especially in skill-position players, he has the time to get right. It is something to keep in mind, but this player will likely be full go for camp. TE Deon YelderAnother new player with a muscular injury we were informed was a hamstring. Again, we were told this was simply precautionary. With Kelce out, the other tight ends are getting a lot of reps Daniel Sorensen Jersey , and this could be related to that. Similar to Thornhill, he has a lot of time to make sure he is right for camp, as there are no shortage of reps there. I would expect him to be full go at start of camp and hope that he can maintain throughout, as these can nag in the day to day grind of pre-season. Finished last season on injured reserveDenny Medley-USA TODAY SportsOL Laurent Duvernay Tardif, WR Byron Pringle, S Armani WattsAll of these players finished the season on IR and have been practicing fully with the team from what we have seen and been told. There is no reason to expect less than the level of participation at the start of training camp unless a new injury or setback occurs.LB Rob McCrayMcCray was placed on the practice squad injured list with an undisclosed injury in October of 2018 and re-signed to a futures contract this offseason. He has reportedly been practicing with the team this offseason. Have to assume that whatever the injury was, he has now recovered and should be ready to go for camp. <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="jS8070">Aaron Borgmann is the founder of Borgmann Rehab Solutions. He spent 12 years in the NFL as an assistant athletic trainer and physical therapist before joining Arrowhead Pride.